The synthesis of follicle-stimulating hormone (FSH) in pituitary gonadotrope cells is a tightly controlled process that integrates multiple endocrine and paracrine signals. Central to this regulation ...

A paracrine hormone of skeletal muscle acts as an endocrine signal for the synthesis of a sex hormone. Scientists at McGill University have observed in mice how myostatin, which inhibits the ...

Your endocrine system controls all of your hormones. It’s made up of many different glands, including the pituitary gland. The pituitary gland (including the anterior pituitary) plays a significant ...

Fertility blood tests reveal hormone balance, ovarian reserve, and reproductive health.

Phase 2 trial of trastuzumab and/or everolimus in hormone-resistant HER2-negative metastatic breast cancer. This is an ASCO Meeting Abstract from the 2014 ASCO Annual Meeting I. This abstract does not ...

Sex hormones influence the structure and function of the brain, but little is known about the effect of hormone therapies (HT) on changes in the brain during menopause. A new study shows smaller ...

Diminished bone density is common among menopausal women and raises their risk of osteoporosis, bone fractures and subsequent complications. Research has traditionally focused on therapies that seek ...

Smoking history and disease outcomes in patients with malignant germ cell tumors. A phase I/II trial of BNC105P with everolimus in metastatic renal cell carcinoma (mRCC) patients: Updated phase I ...

Glycosylation of gonadotropin hormones influences safety, efficacy, and immunogenicity. Currently approved recombinant FSH products are fully glycosylated, mirroring early preparations derived from ...

Female reproductive hormones cycle daily as well as monthly, a small study suggests. The finding may help explain why some women experience daily mood fluctuations. It is well-established that women’s ...